The Good Boy (4*): Stockholm Syndrome Rules In This Case Of Vigilante Justice.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Good Boy” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 4*, 15). Alternative title: “Heel”. I first saw this Stephen Graham film at the London Film Festival and first published this review on October 9th 2025. Since complaining about the original confusing title, they clearly listened to me! Since … Read more

Hoppers (4*): Not Top-Grade Pixar But Still Great Fun!

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Hoppers”. (2026, 4*, U). With the Oscars now out of the way, I can get back to catching up on a long list of films I’ve seen but haven’t reviewed yet! The first of these is the new Disney Pixar film “Hoppers”, still in cinemas now. One Mann’s Movies … Read more

The Oscars 2026: How The Night Progressed (and How My Predictions Landed!).

It’s 11pm on Sunday March 15th in the UK: Oscar Time! So, here we go! It’s Oscar night and I will be updating my “Predictions” post (in red) with commentary from the night and the Oscar Winners 2026 as they are announced. I’ll also be checking how well I am doing on my predictions! ==== … Read more

Project Hail Mary (3.5*): I May Prove To Be The Contrary One Here.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Project Hail Mary”. (2026, 3.5*, 12A). One of the first big blockbuster movies of the year, “Project Hail Mary” has the likeable presence of Ryan Gosling, is filmed from a much-loved novel by Andy Weir (my son George’s absolute favourite novel) and a Science-Fiction theme. So why wasn’t I … Read more

All The Empty Rooms (5*): A Searing Indictment Of The Plague Of US School Shootings.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “All The Empty Rooms”. (2025, 5*, 12A). At this point prior to the Oscars ceremony, I would normally post a combined review of all of the pictures in the Documentary Short category. However, sadly, this year I seem to be stymied with all but “All The Empty Rooms” unavailable … Read more